AC Milan defender Davide Calabria says Olivier Giroud is quickly making a big impact.

The Frenchman scored a brace against Panathinaikos on Saturday, when Calabria wore the captain's armband in Trieste.

“Giroud is a great player," Calabria told Sky Italia. “He has won a lot in his career and we just have to find the right pace with him.

“He's an established player, I don't have to talk about him. He was what we were looking for. It was important that he found the target and we are also waiting for Ibra.

“Having such a couple of strikers can only do us good."